1. Luke Yates was born on 6 March 1995 and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and prop for Warrington Wolves in the Super League.
17 Facts About Luke Yates
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Luke Yates previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, and the Huddersfield Giants, the London Broncos and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.
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Luke Yates played his junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Rosellas, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
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From 2013 to 2015, Yates played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.
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In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Luke Yates made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the New Zealand Warriors.
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Luke Yates made a total of 19 appearances for Newcastle in his debut year as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a third consecutive year.
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Luke Yates only managed to play 6 NRL matches for the Newcastle club in 2018 before parting ways at the end of the season.
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Ahead of the 2019 season, Luke Yates joined the London Broncos in the Super League on a one-year contract.
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Luke Yates was second in the Top Tackler award at the Betfred Super League Awards evening on 6 October 2019, after completing 1211 tackles over the course of 28 games in the 2019 Super League season.
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Luke Yates signed for Salford from the London Broncos in October 2019.
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On 17 October 2020, Luke Yates played in the 2020 Challenge Cup Final defeat for Salford against Leeds at Wembley Stadium.
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On 24 December 2020, it was announced that Luke Yates would join the Huddersfield Giants from the 2021 season.
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Luke Yates joined Huddersfield for a significant transfer fee as his Salford contract still had two seasons left to run.
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Luke Yates was made team captain for Huddersfield for the 2022 season.
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On 28 May 2022, Luke Yates played for Huddersfield in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final loss to Wigan.
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Luke Yates played 24 matches for Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.
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Luke Yates played 14 games for Huddersfield in the 2024 Super League season which saw the club finish 9th on the table.